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augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 09/15/2013 8:38 pm I have a web site on ancient imitations. It is about genuinely ancient coins that were imitations in their day. http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ Today I added one very unusual piece-- a DIVO VESPASIANO of Trajan Decius. When official coins were good silver, there was profit to be made in imitating them. However, deceptive imitations for profit became less common in the mid-third century when the silver content of coins became low. This piece is between the period when counterfeit silver pieces were common (up to about 238) and the period of "barbarous radiates" (beginning about 270) when imitations had no deceptive silvering. If you are curious about ancient imitations, take a look around the site. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/15/2013 10:56 pm Very informative and interesting site. Thanks Warren Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/16/2013 10:56 am I have a lot of imitations. Very difficult to sell, a nice Magnentius went very cheaply. I've decided not to list any more. I've got some nice interesting FEL TEMPs - I've got one with the horseman on the right, somewhere. Report this Post to the Staff
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